ASSIGNMENT 2
Textbook Assignment:
"Surface Observation Elements" (continued), chapter 1, pages 1-34 through 1-65.
"Surface Observation Equipment", chapter 2, pages 2-1 through 2-9.
2-1.
After ice crystals or rain droplets form,
what process is responsible for their growth
in size?
1. Accretion
2. Sublimation
3. Condensation
4. Evaporation
2-2.
What is the standard abbreviation for
lightning that discharges from cloud to
ground?
1. LTGCA
2. LTGCC
3. LTGCG
4. LTGIC
2-3.
Which, if any, of the following
photometeors is routinely reported in
surface weather observations?
1. Corona
2. Rainbow
3. Mirage
4. None of the above
A. SEA-LEVEL PRESSURE
B. BAROMETRIC PRESSURE
C. STATION PRESSURE
D. ALTIMETER SETTING
Figure 2-A
IN ANSWERING QUESTIONS 2-4 THROUGH
2-7, SELECT THE TERM IN FIGURE 2-A THAT
MATCHES THE DESCRIPTION GIVEN.
RESPONSES ARE USED ONLY ONCE.
2-4.
Pressure read directly from a barometer.
1. A
2. B
3. C
4.
D
2-5.
Identified with the Q-signal QFE.
1. A
2. B
3. C
4.
D
2-6.
Indicates a pressure value calculated by
applying a constant additive correction
factor.
1. A
2. B
3. C
4.
D
2-7.
Used by aircraft to allow correct
determinations of height above mean sea
level.
1. A
2.
B
3. C
4.
D
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